St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-29
LET THIN MOVE ON"
mat is What the English Government
Wants the Starving Peasantry
Of Ireland to Do.
outline of the Administration Policy
Received in the Commons With
Cries of Shame"
0reat Britain Anxious to Settle the
Fisheries Dispute Without
Rupture.
Ihe War Cloud Arising Between
France and Germany--Kaiser
williams Talk.


France and Germany--Kaiser
Williams Talk.
LONDON, Jan. 2S.-Mr Theodore Fry,
Liberal, member for Darlington, asked the
government, in the house of commons this
afternoon, what they had done to prevent
the burning of dwellings from which ten
ants had been evicted at Glenbeigh, Ireland
lie also asked whether Gen. Sir Redvars
Butler had tried to obtain concessions in
rent for the tenantry in Ireland. Sir
Michael Hicks-Beach, chief secretary for
Ireland, replied that Gen. Butler had not
lnterfered until some seventy evictons had
been executed, when he tried to influence
the mortgages towards greater len-
ency. The government, Sir Michael
sad, had no legal right to go
further than this, ''There isl continued
the chief secretary, zone real remedy, and
that IS to remove these poor people from
the poverty stricken districts" Cries of
Shame" Shame" and No" No" II
with their own free will" went on the
speaker, Cries OF NO" NO." ''Never."
Shame Ito some other place in Ire
land" A great and prolonged uproar here
enSued. The speaker interrupted the pro-
ceedings at this point and notified the mem
BETS that
CRIES LIKE ''SHAME,"
would be vigorously suppressed. Sir
Michael Hicks-Beach then SAID:
All wished to say was that the very poor
people living in poverty-stricken DISTRICTS
should be removed to other parts of Ireland
or elsewhere, where they could live in pros
perity and comfort. Conservative cheers.
If those who take an interest i'll this matter
desire to promote such settlement, will be
most delis hted to give every aid in my power
to any action they may combine on to bring
it about.
Mir. William Redmond (Parnellite) arose
and asked:
Does the government approve the actions
of the authorities in burning the houses at
Glenbeigh?
Sir Michael Hicks Beach replied:
tsIt is not my business to express any opin-
ion on thai point. conservative cheersI.
The subject was then dropped and the
debate on the address in reply to the speech
from the throne was resumed. Mr.. Saun-
deTson resumed the debate OH the address
in reply to the queens speech. He made
VIGOROUS ATTACK
upon the land league which. he said had
manufactured the present crisis in Ireland.
1t ought to be crushed if Ireland was to be
made contented and happy. The object OF
the plan of campaign was to overthrow the
authority of the crown. He believed that
the plan had more or less commended itself
to Mr.. Gladstone. Mr.. Gladstone
shook his head in the negative.
Mr.. Harrington, Nationalist, reply
ing to Saunderson, commended that
the plan of campaign was better
than the pressure which Sir Michael Hicks
Beach exercised for the same purpose. Sir
Thomas Esmonde, Nationalist mentioned
10 nj re
combine against their landlords as for
workmen to combine against their employ
ers. He was himself a landlord, and he
saw no hardship in the plan of campaign.
Mr.. Frey, Liberal, said he thought that
if Sir Michael Hicks-Beach was unable to
give an opinion or suggest remedy for the
Glenbeigh affair." he ought to follow Lord
Randolph Churchill's example. Sir
Michael Hicks Beach said he thought Mr..
Frey'S remarks
WE'RE UNFAIR.
The government had in view proposals
for the amelioration of the condition of Ire
land. 1t was because he had concerned
himself very much, even going beyond his
ordinary duties to prevent the sufferings
alluded to, that he had been misrepresented
and charged with supporting the plah of
campaign. Was not the condition of
ally desired to benefit them-proof
of the necessity for moving them
to some other district? Unless
they accepted the maxim that poverty en-
titled a man to live in another's house.
they were unable to withhold needful sup
port in enforcing the law. There was no
truth in the stories about his having eXer-
cised a despotic power. He simply iii
Tected Gen. Butler and other magistrates
when evictions were imminent to inform
the owners, especially if nonresident, Of
the circumstances of the case. and to ell
deavor by the use of reason and argument
to promote an amicable settlement. He
knew that in so doing he
EXCEEDED HIS ABSOLUTE DUTIES,
but he was certain that no instance could
be produced Of any government official
having coerced landlord by the threat of
withholding protection from him. The
plan of campaign, he continued. meant
a combination to force landlords to accept
what the tenants chose to offer THAT sum
to be further reduced next year, or leave
the tenant in possession of the land, rent
free. and then to raise a cry about the
hardship of evlctions for the purpose of de-
ceiying the country. Cries of ''Oh." "oh!"
and cheers. The government was obliged
to do its best with the tools in its hands,
but with the difficulties and delays of the
criminal laws, as existent. it had not Suf
ficient power to cope with such proceed
ing as the plan of campaign. The house
adjourned.
WILL REPEL THE SHERIFF.
DUBLIN Jan. 2S.--The people of Achill
island. off the coast of county Mayo, are
preparing to repel the sheriff, who is on
his way there to execute fifty ejectment
Writs. The people are watching day and
night for his advent, and have arranged to
give notice of his approach, if at night. by
means of fires and rockets. The fifty eject
ments, if executed, will put in the road
about all the islanders, who at present
have decent shelter. The people of the
island are very poor and nearly
all were supported during the whole of last
winter and spring through the charitable
contributions raised and distributed by the
New York Sun. The last series of evic-
lions at Glenbeigh, county Kerry, COM
1nenced to-day. Bands of music and
crowds of people assembled outside Kill
maintain jail this evening and serenaded
AIoroney, the Nationalist. who was jailed
for refusing to answer questions in the
bankruptcy court.
THE LAST EVICTIONS
at coomashan took place to-day. Three
tenants were elected. and their dwellings
were leveled to the ground. Two other
tenants who were eyicted were reinstated
.,s caretalxers. Agent Roe to-day again
offered his previous terms, asking in the
case of one tenant one years rent and
STEERING to pay the costs himself The
offer was rejected. There was some trouble
between the police and the crowd of on
gnokers. and some stones were thrown. The
disturbance at one time threatened TO be